Garbage-cart



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J. REiIFSNIDER. GARBAGE CART.

No. 579,179. Patented Mar. 23, 1897.

JESSE REIFSNIDER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

GARBAG E-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 579,179, dated March23, 189?.

Application filed July 18, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J nssn REIFSNIDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in theState of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Gar bage-Oarts; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains tomake and use the same.

Myinvention has relation to improvements in garbage-carts and the objectof the invention is to provide ameans for the convenient sanitarycollection and transportation of garbage and other noxious refuse incities.

To this end the novelty consists in the construction, combination, andarrangement of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the same figures of reference indicate thesame parts of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved garbage collecting andtransporting cart as it appears in operation. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalcentral section of the same, Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the mannerof depositing the garbage in the cart; Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspectiveview of the carrier detached from'the cart. Fig. 5 is a similar view ofthe portable receiver. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of the carrierwith the receiver in place. Fig. 7 is a transverse section of the same.Fig. 8is a perspective view of the selflockin g hook used in securingthe detachable cover on the cart. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section ofthe same, and Fig. 10 is a detail of the closure for the receiver.

1 represents the body of the cart, provided with a removable cover 2,having an external flange 3 extending along the two sides and the frontof the cart and an internal flange 4 extending across the end of thecart inside of the tail-board 5, the projecting ledge 6 of the coverextending over the tail-board and forming a support for the carrier,which rest-s against it. 7 7 represents a pivoted hook of novelconstruction, one of which is secured to the flange 3 of the cover oneach side, and its integral Serial "No. 599,669. (No man.)

tongue 8 engages a staple 9, secured to the bottom of the cart. Theshank of this hook is formed with integral cars 10 10, between which isfulcrumed a lever 12, the lower beveled end of which closes down on theface 13 of the tongue, while an integral projecting spur 14 engages thelongitudinal recess 15 in the face 13.

1G is a leaf-spring, one end of which is socured to the shank of thehook, and its free end presses against the lower end of the lever topress it into contact with the tongue. The projecting upper end 17 ofsaid lever forms a handle, and by pressing downward on said handle thelower end of the lever may be raised from the tongue and the hookreleased from the staple, while to engage the hook with the staple it isonly necessary to enter the tongue into the staple and press it forward,the staple striking against the under side of the lever 12, which israised and rides over the staple. After the end of the lever has passedthe staple the spring 16 closes the lever down, with its beveled endresting on the tongue and the spur 1i resting in the recess 15, thuspositively locking the hook against any chance of accidental release ordisplacement.

18 18 are standards secured to the cover 2, in which is j ournaled ashaft 19, on which is fulcrumed an oscillating chute 20, the integralsupportingears 21 21 of which encompass the shaft 19 and support thechute in an inclined position, as shown. A bracket 22 is secured to theupper end of said chute at one side, and said bracket is provided with alaterally-projectin g stud 23, which projects into a slot 2-1 in theupper end of the lever 25, f ulcrumed on the shaft 26, journaled in thestandards 18 18, and the lower end of this lever 25 forms a handle 27,by means of which the levermay be operated.

28 is a rectangular carrier having laterallyprojecting studs 29 29,which engage the slots 30 30 in the side rails 31 of the chute, so as topermit the carrier to slide freelyin said chute, and also allow saidcarrier to tilt forward, as shown in Fig. 3, when the chute 20 is in theposition shown. This carrieris provided with a forwardly-inclined door36, secured to the carrier by hinges 32, having side flanges 33 33,which open out with the door and form extensions to the sides of thecarrier when it is tilted to discharge its contents.

34 is a gravity-bolt sliding in guides 35 35 on the outside of thehinged door 36, its lower end engaging a recess 37 in the bottom of thecarrier to lock the door.

38 is a downwardly-projecting arm rigidly secured to the bolt 34, itslower end extendinginto the space in the chute formed between the siderails when the carrier is in the posi tion shown in Figs. 1 and 2; butasthe chute is tilted in the opposite position and the carrier slidesforward and downward in the chute the projecting end of the arm 38strikes the inclined lip 39 of the forward bottom portion 40' of saidchute and rides over it, releasing the bolt 34 and allowing the door toswing open, as shown in Fig. 3. Then the position of the chute isreversed, the carrier slides backward, and after the arm 38 has passedthe bottom 40 of said chute the bolt falls by gravity and locks the door36, as above described.

40 represents the portable garbage-receiver of any convenient size anddimensions, its ends being provided with studs 41 41, which engage theslots 42 in the bail 43 and permit said bail to be swung around out ofthe way of the cover 44. This cover is formed with two end flanges 4545, having slots 46, which engage pins 47, projecting from the ends ofthe receiver, this construction permitting the cover to be slid back anddropped down along one side of the receiver, as shown in Fig. 2. Theforward end of this cover is provided with a spring-clip 48, whichengages a lug 49 on the side of the receiver and secures the cover inposition against accidental displacement in transportation.

56 50 are hooks secured underneath the rear end of the cart, from whichthe receiver is suspended by its bail when not in use.

51 is a hopper located in the forward end of the cart-cover 2 andcommunicating with the interior of the cart by means of a gravityvalve52, fulcrumed on a shaft 53, mounted in the forward end of the hopper.This valve is provided at its outer end with a counterbalance 54, whichnormally closes the valve and practically seals the hopper against theescape of all noxious odors.

The receiver is placed in the carrier in the position shown in Fig. 2with the cover set to one side and held there by the bail engaging theflat hook 59 on the top of the cover, and the handle 27 of the lever 25is then raised to reverse the position of the chute. \Vhen said chutehas passed the horizontal position, the carrier slides forward in thechute, the ends of the receiver 40, as it slides forward in the carrier,engage the pivoted hooks 55 55 in the ends of the carrier and hold thereceiver in the carrier, while permitting it to discharge its contentsthrough the open door 36 and the valve 52, which has been forced open bythe beveled forward end 56 of the chute. The contents of the receiverare thus automatically and almost instantly discharged into the cart,and a reverse movement of the lever 25 reverses the position of thechute, allowing the carrier to fall back to its original position in thechute and to slide back in the lower end. thereof when the chute isrestored to its first position. (Shown in Fig. 2.) A projecting flatspring 57, secured to the bottom of the carrier near its rear end, comesin contact with the bottom of the chute and breaks the force of theconcussion when the carrier returns to its first position in the chute,and a similar spring 58 is located in the rear end of said chute to takeup the recoil of the carrier as it slides down and back to the positionshown in Fig. 2.

As before stated, the system of transferring the contents of thereceiver to the cart is performed automatically and instantly andwithout any exposure or the escape of any dust or dirt from thereceiver. It will be found a very simple, convenient, and sanitarysystem of collecting and transporting garbage and the like in crowdedcities.

The hook 7 is a very complete device in itself for the purpose intended,and it may be used for a variety of other purposes.

Although I have specifically described the construction and relativearrangement of the several elements of my invention, I do not desire tobe confined to the same, as such changes or modifications may be made asclearly fall withinthe scope of my invention without departing from thespirit thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anduseful, and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, 1s

1. ,A portable garbage-receptacle, comprising the receiver 40, the endsof which are provided with studs 41, a rectangular bail 43 formed withslots 42 engaging said studs, in combination with a hinged cover 44, theend flanges of which are provided with slots 46 engaging the pins 47 onthe ends of said receiver, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. A portable garbage-receptacle, comprisin g the receiver 40, the endsof which are provided with studs 41 and pins 47, in combination with thebail 43 having slots 42, and the hinged cover 44, having slots 46,spring-clip 48, and fiat hook 59, substantially as shown and described.

3. A garbage-cart, comprising the hopper 51 having gravity-valve 52, thestandards 18 18, the oscillating chute 20 fulcrumed on the shaft 19,journaled in said standards and provided at one end with the arm 22, incombination with the lever 25 fulcrumed on the shaft 26, mounted in saidstandards, and having its slotted end 24 engaging the arm 22 on saidchute, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A garbage-cart, comprising the oscillat ing chute 20, the side railsof which are provided with longitudinal slots 30, in combination withthe sliding carrier 28, having lateral studs 29 engaging the slots 30 insaid chute, substantially and for the purpose set forth.

5. A garbage-cart comprising the oscillating chute 20, the side rails ofwhich are formed With longitudinal slots 30, in combination With thesliding carrier 28, having lateral studs 29, engaging said slots andprovided with the hinged door 36, provided With the gravity-bolt 34:,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. A garbage-cart comprising the hopper 51 having gravity-valve 52, thestandards 18 18, the oscillating chute 20, fulcrumed on the shaft 19journaled in said standards and provided with the arm 22, engaging theslot 24: in the upper end of the lever 25, the carrier 28 provided withstuds 2929 engaging the slots 30 in said chute, and the hinged door 36,having gravity-bolt 34, in combination with the removablegarbagereceiver 40, substantially as described.

7. Agarbage-cart comprising the hopper 51, pivoted valve 52, and thestandards 18 18, the oscillating chute 20 mounted in said standards, thelever 25, fulcrulned in the standards, its slotted upper end engaging anarm 22 on said chute, the carrier 28 provided with studs 29 29, engagingthe slots 30 in said chute, and provided With the pivoted hooks 55 55,in combination with the detachable receiver 40 provided with studs 41and pins 47, and having the pivoted bail 43 and the hinged coverprovided with the spring-clip 48 and the bail flat hook 59,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

JESSE REIFSNIDER.

Witnesses:

THOS. J. POLLARD, EDWARD A. KEYSER.

